Dans cette rétrospective définitive, une riche collection des oeuvres célébrées de Dennis Morris, photographe britannique, est réunie pour la première fois. Depuis ses premiers projets documentaires explorant la race et l'identité dans la Grande-Bretagne des années 1970 jusqu'à ses portraits emblématiques de légendes de la musique, le livre inclut également des images inédites qui insufflent une nouvelle vitalité au récit visuel déjà remarquable de Morris. Né en Jamaïque, Morris arrive en Angleterre à l'âge de cinq ans et rejoint, à neuf ans, le club photo de son église locale à Dalston, ce qui déclenchera sa passion pour la photographie. À seulement 11 ans, une de ses photographies d'une manifestation londonienne fait la une du Daily Mirror. Durant son adolescence, Morris fait l'école buissonnière pour attendre Bob Marley avant une balance au Speakeasy Club de Londres; Marley invite alors le jeune photographe à le suivre durant toute sa tournée pour prendre des photos, marquant le début d'une amitié durable. Morris devient ensuite le photographe officiel des Sex Pistols, et ses aventures dans le reggae et le punk des années 1970 posent les bases d'une carrière de plusieurs décennies dans la photographie, la direction artistique, le design et la musique.
Avec des contributions écrites de Stuart Hall, Sean O'Hagan, Simon Baker et Shoair Mavlian, ce livre se divise en deux parties complémentaires : vie et musique. La première met en lumière l'exploration par Morris des questions de race, de culture et d'identité dans la Grande-Bretagne des années 1970, tandis que la seconde célèbre ses collaborations avec des légendes de la musique telles que Lee Scratch Perry, Gregory Isaacs, Marianne Faithfull, Patti Smith, Grace Jones, les Stone Roses, Oasis, et bien d'autres.
Le livre accompagne une exposition à la MEP - Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, du 5 février au 18 mai 2025, puis à The Photographers' Gallery, Londres, du 27 juin au 21 septembre 2025.
New York, 1927 : jeune femme à la beauté classique, Lee Miller est découverte par Condé Nast, fait la couverture de Vogue et se voit immortalisée par les plus grands photographes, dont Steichen, Hoyningen-Huene et Horst. Paris, 1929 : amie d'Eluard et de Picasso, élève et compagne de Man Ray, elle invente avec lui la technique photographique de la solarisation, devient une brillante photographe surréaliste et joue le rôle de la statue dans Le Sang d'un poète de Jean Cocteau. Europe, 1944-1945 : correspondante de guerre pour le magazine Vogue, elle est la seule femme
à suivre l'avancée des armées alliées, des plages de Normandie aux camps de la mort et au « nid d'aigle » d'Adolf Hitler en Bavière. Ses photo-graphies de Dachau bouleversent le monde entier. Ce ne sont là que trois des nombreuses vies de Lee Miller, relatées ici par son fils Antony Penrose,
né de son union avec le peintre surréaliste Roland Penrose. De cette héroïne stendhalienne aussi étonnamment belle qu'intrépide, de cette troublante voyageuse, le photographe David Sherman disait qu'elle « incarna au plus près la nouvelle femme du milieu du XXe siècle ». Riche de 171 illustrations en duotone (une sélection de ses plus belles photographies et portraits signés par les plus grands photographes), ce livre retrace le parcours éminemment
romanesque de celle qui fut l'une des femmes les plus extraordinaires de son temps.
"One advantage I think is my design sense. When you're drawing, every element, every line, makes up what it is; and there is a feeling of that when I think about a shot." - Tim Burton
Tim Burton is the creative force behind some of the most celebrated films of the last four decades. He is internationally recognised as a master of the comically grotesque and the endearingly misfit. The World of Tim Burton will invite visitors into his world through an exploration of the design of his unique aesthetic. While most well-known for his cinematic work, this show will display the full extent of his production as an illustrator, painter, photographer, and author, as well as exploring some of the key collaborations that have helped shape his world. As a multi-disciplinary artist, his creations extend beyond the limits of mediums and formats. Drawn from Tim Burton's personal archive and representing the artist's creative output from childhood to the present day, this exhibition of drawings, paintings, photographs, sketchbooks, props, sculptural installations, storyboards and set design focuses on the recurrent visual themes and motifs found in the distinctive characters and worlds found in Burton's art and films.
This book will be the official catalogue for the exhibition, as well as the first publication to explore the relationship between Tim Burton's artistic creations and the world of design. The reader will be invited into an examination of what is now broadly referred to as the 'Burtonesque', exploring his iconic style and the impact his unique design aesthetic has on broader visual culture. The catalogue will unpack Tim Burton's distinctive visual language, exploring the intersection of gothic, carnivalesque and fantastical elements that define his cinematic masterpieces. Insightful essays by design experts and film critics, interspersed with images featured in the exhibition, will offer a deeper understanding of the director's creative process, making this catalogue an homage to the role that design practice plays in the hauntingly beautiful worlds he creates.
A la recherche du temps perdu est l'un des romans les plus profondément visuels de la littérature occidentale.
Le texte de Marcel Proust abonde en références picturales : le personnage d'Elstir est directement inspiré des peintres James whistler et Paul Helleu ; l'apparence de Boch enfant a de nombreux points communs avec le portrait du sultan Mehmet II par Gentile Bellini ; Odette de Crécy frappe Swann par sa ressemblance avec une figure peinte à fresque par Botticelli. D'un personnage secondaire, une certaine Mme Blatin, proust va même jusqu'à écrire que " c'est exactement le portrait de Savonarole par Fra Bartolomeo ".
De même que le jeune narrateur, à bord d'un train le menant à Balbec, ne cesse de "courir d'une fenêtre à l'autre (. ) pour rentoiler les fragments (de son) beau matin écarlate et versatile et en avoir une vue totale et un tableau continu ", l'auteur du présent ouvrage tente de réunir dans un même volume les tableaux fugitivement évoqués et imbriqués dans la trame de ce roman émouvant, afin d'offrir pour la première fois au lecteur " une vue totale et un tableau continu ".
Toutes les oeuvres du roman, qu'elles soient nommément citées ou simplement évoquées par Proust, sont ici reproduites avec, en vis-à-vis, le passage de la recherche dans lequel elles sont mentionnées. Anges de Botticelli, courtisanes de Manet, guerriers de Mantegna et saints de Carpaccio se mêlent ainsi aux nymphéas de Monet et aux gravures de Rome par Piranèse. Le musée imaginaire de Marcel Proust est une référence incontournable pour tous les passionnés de Proust ainsi que pour tous ceux qui souhaiteraient aborder pour la première fois ce chef-d'oeuvre de la littérature française.
Réimpression de cet ouvrage en français qui propose plus de 300 oeuvres sélectionnées par Hockney lui-même, accompagnées de nombreuses citations de l'artiste. Divisé en quatre chapitres, il analyse l'oeuvre singulière de Hockney en questionnant la représentation du monde, puis la nature autobiographique de son travail et l'importance particulière des portraits de membres de sa famille, d'amis ou d'intimes et, enfin, la quête de l'espace et de la lumière, deux préoccupations qui revêtent une importance majeure pour Hockney.
La photographie japonaise a été longtemps ignorée des Occidentaux mais connaît depuis peu une véritable renaissance. Ravens and Red Lipstick, du nom de deux célèbres séries, propose d´étudier cette production de 1945 à nos jours, du réalisme d´après-guerre, en passant par le groupe « Vivo » des années 1960 et la mode du « Girl power » des années 1990 jusqu´aux tendances contemporaines. Au fil des pages, les lecteurs rencontrent les figures-clés entrées dans l´histoire de la photographie, comme Daido Moriyama, Nobuyoshi Araki ou Rinko Kawauchi.
A celebration of the rich 20th- and 21st-century tradition of screenprinting as a means of artistic expression, from its commercial origins in 1920s America to the limited-edition screenprints of the post-war period and today, by artists such as Andy Warhol, Bridget Riley and Damien Hirst.
A collection of 1,000 symbols and logotypes designed by the Pentagram partners from 1967 to the present.
The 1,000 marks featured in this book represent the diverse range of identity work created by Pentagram partners past and present. Since its inception over fifty years ago, Pentagram has designed marks for everyone from multinational corporations to start-ups, government agencies, nonprofits and social enterprises, clubs,
societies, individuals, districts and even whole countries. Regardless of your identity, an original mark that you can take ownership of is the starting point for communicating who you are and what you do.
There are many approaches to creating a distinctive logo, and all of them can be seen here, from bold typographic wordmarks to pictorial symbols and more abstract solutions. Printing them in black and white helps us see them in their purest form, highlighting the contrasts and occasional similarities between them.
The practice of design has changed radically since 1972, but its concerns remain the same. The deceptively simple exercise of designing a mark for a client, and the elusive quest for timelessness that it entails, are still central to the challenge that graphic designers face today.
An exquisite photography book featuring the collaborative work of fashion photographer Tom Kublin and renowned haute couture designer Cristóbal Balenciaga.
This is the first book to document the short yet prolific artistic career of fashion photographer and filmmaker Tom Kublin, and a celebration of his creative union with Cristóbal Balenciaga during the fashion house's postwar heyday in Paris. More than 140 photographs and film stills by Kublin capture the golden age of Balenciaga couture in the 1950s and 1960s, from the impeccable elegance of the collection shoots - including exclusive film footage of Balenciaga himself at work - to striking covers and editorials for high-profile magazines.
The book begins with a foreword by the photographer's daughter, María Kublin, and continues with a biography by Ana Balda, charting Kublin's career, his place in the artistic milieu of the European avant-garde, and his working relationship with Cristóbal Balenciaga. Miren Vives, head of the Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum, also contributes.
Additional texts come from the fashion industry professionals who worked with and knew Kublin best: an interview with his partner and muse, the model Katinka Bleeker; memories from the Italian fashion photographer Gian Paolo Barbieri, who began his career as Kublin's assistant in Paris in the 1960s; and a piece by Lydia Slater, editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar UK, who looks back on Kublin's work for the magazine at a pivotal time in its history.
Honouring the successes and innovations of Tom Kublin's stellar career, this book records for posterity his contribution to fashion photography and to the iconography of the House of Balenciaga.
Featuring sixteen new projects and fresh photography, this updated and revised book remains the definitive publication on the internationally acclaimed designer Thomas Heatherwick.
Wallpaper* once described Thomas Heatherwick as having 'the world at his feet', and this bestselling monograph puts his world at ours. Filling almost 650 pages, this fully revised and updated edition illuminates the breathtaking imagination behind more than 150 of the studio's extraordinary works, from London to Shanghai, New York and Tokyo. Now with sixteen new projects, updated photography and an index for easy navigation, Thomas Heatherwick: Making will remain the ultimate design resource.
Covering the studio's complete output since its foundation in 1994, this new edition features 16 extraordinary new projects, at all scales, from an unfolding National Trust Glasshouse in Sussex to an iconic red Friction Table shown at Design Miami in Shanghai. Revealing texts give an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at Heatherwick's creative processes, now ingrained in the DNA of the studio itself, answering the question 'How did he do that?' and 'Why did he do that?'. As Heatherwick's body of work continues to expand, pushing creative, design and manufacturing boundaries, this tome will provide inspiration for curious minds across the globe.
A remarkable compendium of diverse and evocative imagery exploring the wide-ranging and profound associations of the five natural elements?masterfully curated by image alchemist and cult social media figure Stephen Ellcock.
Elements is an eclectic, evocative, and resoundingly beautiful treasury of imagery exploring depictions of the elemental forces that reveal their profound significance to ancient philosophers, alchemists, and astrologers, and modern artists, photographers, and scientists alike. Expertly curated, themed, and paired by image alchemist Stephen Ellcock, modern and visionary images are juxtaposed with the ancient and arcane, and the creative power of the elements is contrasted with the disastrous.
Following physician and occultist Robert Fludd's (1574-1637) order of the elements, Ellcock guides readers through a remarkable selection of images, ascending from earth through water, air, and fire before culminating in the most spiritual of the elements, celestial aether. He makes parallels with the five elements of eastern philosophies and their relationship to the chakras, acupuncture, and Chinese astrology. Introductory text explores how the elements have defined the components of Earth and the heavens since the ancient creation myths from around the world that first proposed the elements as the fundamental substances of the universe. Insightful panel texts punctuate the pages, illuminating key concepts. Pertinent literary, philosophical, and spiritual quotations are interspersed with the amazing images, presenting further commentary on the overarching themes.
At a time when humanity's relationship with the Earth teeters on the edge of catastrophe, this compendium of images exploring the natural elements envisions the possibility of earthly and spiritual harmony emerging from the chaos.
Of the 300 or so printed books Hokusai created in his lifetime, a huge proportion of these were dedicated drawing manuals, known as e-tehon (drawing models). They show not only Hokusai's great proficiency as a draughtsman, but also his wealth of ideas, and his sense of humour.This omnibus edition collects 15 volumes of Hokusai's e-tehon, which feature over 800 illustrations of instructions from 1812 to 1848. With every page faithfully reproduced against the orignal works, the book shows Hokusai's playful approach to drawing with amusing songs, pictures comprised of letterforms (a forerunner to today's emoji), modern designs for craftsmen, and, yes, dance moves. This all encompassing endeavour also includes a valuable work that he published just before his death. This was his magnum opus, serving to 'preserve everything I've learned'.
Women have always practiced as artists, but for centuries the art world considered them mere dilettantes. Their work was derided as second-rate, and they were considered intruders in a male profession. This study examines how, against the odds, they overcame these difficulties and shifts the focus away from women artists as "victims" to give an account of how they actually practiced their art. This stirring account documents the centuries- long struggle of gifted women who confronted the exclusionary tactics of a male-dominated art establishment but pressed ahead undaunted to gain acceptance as sought-after professionals.
Art historian Frances Borzello takes readers deep into the restricted world of women artists of the past, showing how diligently they trained themselves, set up studios, and pursued sympathetic patrons. Starting with Renaissance painters Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana, the book reconstructs the changing world of women artists as social attitudes evolved. Seventeenth-century painters Artemisia Gentileschi and Judith Leyster enjoyed success by depicting subjects relevant to women, as did eighteenth- century greats Angelica Kauffman and Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun with lucrative commissions. Further breakthroughs came in the nineteenth century as young hopefuls Mary Cassatt and Marie Bashkirtseff strove to be admitted to exhibiting societies and opened art schools. Finally, as equality for women advanced through the twentieth century, Augusta Savage, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Cindy Sherman, Mona Hatoum, and others led the way for today's talented women to secure their rightful place in the annals of art. Now fully revised and updated, Frances Borzello's engaging narrative continues to inspire.
Si les histoires de l'art du xxe siècle tendent pour la plupart à minimiser la présence aussi persistante que puissante de la peinture réaliste, le présent ouvrage première étude critique détaillée jamais publiée sur le sujet - montre à quel point le réalisme a marqué la peinture du xxe siècle.
La signification du mot réalisme est multiple, notamment parce qu'il reflète l'extrême diversité des pratiques artistiques de ce siècle. l'étude de brendan prendeville permet au lecteur d'identifier ainsi les caractères propres au réalisme dans des contextes historiques, politiques et artistiques pourtant très divers. il analyse les principales catégories de peintures auxquelles le terme fut appliqué - réalisme social et hyperréalisme en particulier -, tout en gardant à l'esprit qu'une classification trop tranchée risquerait d'amener à sous-estimer l'empreinte plus profonde que le réalisme a laissé dans la peinture du xxe siècle.
De eakins, bellows et hopper à vuillard, bonnard, balthus et morandi, de schiele à lucian freud en passant par david hockney, l'auteur dresse un panorama lumineux de la peinture au xxe siècle et montre comment l'influence du modernisme, tout comme les conflits politiques et l'émergence des nouveaux médias, ont pu modifier et renouveler la tradition occidentale du réalisme pictural.
Most surveys of the history of art come neatly packaged. They are divided up into historic periods, artistic schools and movements, and the careers of individual painters. They may make the subject appear more manageable, but they are oversimplifications. In reality, movements and careers overlapped and intertwined, reacting to events in the world around them.
A Chronology of Art places developments in the art world into sharp focus. By prioritizing a purely chronological approach and side-stepping the clichés of conventional, academic pigeonholes, it presents an entirely fresh perspective on the subject. The book is structured around a central timeline, which features lavish illustrations of artworks, together with commentaries and additional information about the social, political, and cultural events of the period. The text is divided into four historical sections, becoming more detailed as it nears the present. From 1800 onward, each spread covers a five-year span, which is far more comprehensive than other surveys of this kind. The chronological spreads are interwoven with lively "In Focus" features, highlighting social, stylistic, and technical developments.
An authoritative analysis of the drawings (including watercolours and pastels) of twenty leading Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists in one magnificent volume.
Manet, Pissarro, Morisot, Cézanne, Seurat, Gauguin, Van Gogh and their colleagues made some of the most beautiful drawings in the history of art. This book sets drawings by the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists in the context of late 19th-century France and explains why these particular works are as important as their paintings in the representation of modernity.
A new approach to materials and a wholly inclusive attitude to exhibitions gave drawings a more elevated status in this period than ever before, which avant-garde artists welcomed in their preference for scenes from contemporary life. For the first time also, painting and drawing shared the same stylistic principles of spontaneity, freer handling and lack of finish. Pastels by Degas, watercolours by Cézanne, pen-and-ink drawings by Van Gogh and mixed media works by Toulouse-Lautrec have an autonomy of their own, which proved instrumental in the development of modern art.
The distinguished art historian Christopher Lloyd examines the drawings of twenty of the leading Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists, highlighting an aspect of French avant-garde art that remains relatively unexplored and was of immense importance for the art movements that followed.
The story of photography's first practicable colour process is also the story of fashion as it evolved from the Edwardian era to the newfound fluidity and freedom of the 1920s.'Soon the world will be color-mad and Lumière will be responsible' Alfred Stieglitz, 1907These words announced the arrival of the autochrome, the colour process invented by the Lumière brothers that not only transformed photography, but also recorded the transition of fashion from Edwardian elegance towards a liberating modernity.The Colour of Clothes celebrates the unique beauty of the autochrome in around 370 images that reflect the broad sweep of its usage. Couturiers embraced the way the process showcased their exquisite designs to luminous perfection - among them Fortuny, Poiret, Doucet, Vionnet, Lucile, Chanel and Lanvin. Beyond the sphere of fashion, there are also examples from the Salon du Goût Français, France's virtual autochrome exhibition of luxury items, and Albert Kahn's Archives de la Planète, a bold attempt to record the world's cultures in autochromes.Some of the photographers involved may be famous in their field - Lartigue, Stieglitz, Steichen - though very often they are lesser known, and many are women who took to the process with panache. Whoever they were, they helped to immortalize one of photography's historic moments, when the camera first revealed the world of fashion as it was - in colour.
La marque Daniel Swarovski est la ligne de luxe de la célèbre société autrichienne Swarovski,
leader mondial des perles et objets décoratifs en cristal, créée à la fin du xixe siècle.
La maison mère, qui garde jalousement le secret de fabrication d'un cristal particulièrement limpide
et taillé avec une extrême précision, a une longue tradition de collaboration avec les plus grands
couturiers, paruriers, bijoutiers, chausseurs, designers et décorateurs du xxe siècle.
Ce livre magnifiquement illustré est une véritable invitation à découvrir le talent et la philosophie
de Daniel Swarovski - mélange original d'innovation technologique, d'imagination et d'expertise de
fabrication. Il ravira les connaisseurs, collectionneurs et amoureux des bijoux et accessoires en
cristal ainsi que les passionnés de mode.
L'impact des technologies du numérique sur la création artistique contemporaine est immense. Non seulement des disciplines dites classiques, comme la peinture ou la sculpture, ont été profondément transformées par le numérique, mais celui-ci a également donné naissance à des formes radicalement nouvelles telles que l'art Internet, le Software art, le Database art ou la réalité virtuelle. Cet ouvrage richement illustré, première étude en grand format de l'art créé à l'aide de l'outil numérique, présente le travail de plus d'une centaine d'artistes du monde entier, des artistes animés par la volonté d'expérimenter, de repousser toujours plus loin les frontières de l'expression artistique, et d'apporter un élément de réponse aux questions sociales et politiques qui se posent de manière brûlante à l'ensemble de l'humanité. Après avoir retracé la genèse de l'art numérique, ce livre se propose d'en considérer les principales catégories, des images et sculptures numériques à l'art Internet, en passant par les créations de réalité virtuelle et les formes nouvelles d'installations, sans oublier les oeuvres filmiques (vidéo numérique ou animation de synthèse). En regard des analyses et illustrations d'oeuvres clés, dues à des créateurs célèbres ou destinés à le devenir, figurent des propos d'artistes révélant leurs sources d'inspiration et méthodes de travail. L'ouvrage s'achève par une réflexion sur l'avenir de cette forme artistique liée à une technologie en constante et rapide mutation. L'Art à l'ère du numérique est un guide essentiel pour qui souhaite s'immerger dans l'univers passionnant d'une forme d'art en perpétuel devenir afin d'en découvrir l'esthétique originale et d'en comprendre les multiples enjeux.
The ultimate inspirational guide for anyone dreaming of living on a boat of their own, featuring practical tips on everything from clever storage solutions to finding moorings and living off-grid.
Every boat has a story. For thousands of years, water-borne vessels have provided livelihoods and catered to our spirit of adventure - as well as retreats from the pressures of modern life. It is little wonder that life on the water calls out to the creative and the curious - the mavericks, artists, architects, crafters and designers who have made their homes on barges, clippers and houseboats.
Featuring an international range of vessels, Making Waves celebrates those outliers seeking a different way of life, exploring how living on a boat offers the chance to achieve a more satisfying life/work balance while holding much of the paraphernalia and constrictions of the modern world at bay. With stunning photography and packed with practical advice and inspiration, the book reveals how anyone can transform one-time working crafts into beautiful and unique places to live and work.
Each home featured affords its dwellers a retreat. Some glide through extraordinary countryside; others bob companionably in city wharfs. Their interiors reflect the residents' imaginations, styles, families and working lives, demonstrating how even seemingly challenging spaces can be transformed into unique and intriguing living quarters. The compelling personal stories behind each boat will encourage and inspire readers to consider a shift in their own lifestyles and embrace a life on the water.
Bringing together a vast range of skills, techniques and technical data in one volume, this is the ultimate collection of ceramic glazes and how they were made.
An essential resource for all ceramicists, this book features a beautiful collection of remarkable ceramic pieces selected for their unique use of glaze and colour. One hundred leading ceramicists describe their methodology, specify their recipes and recount their creative intentions, including when the outcomes were completely unexpected.
- Written and compiled by two professionals in the field, Brian Taylor and Kate Doody, this carefully chosen collection features the best artists working in the ceramic medium today.
- Comprises a useful practical section, with advice for mixing, texting and applying glazes, a comprehensive materials directory and a detailed glossary.
- Chapters on colour theory and the history of colour in ceramics complement the impressive directory.
With a comprehensive catalog of Mughal Glass objects gathered from both public and private collections around the world, this books stands as a definitive work, offering an authentic account that sheds light on a long-neglected aspect of Indian history.
The history of Mughal glass has been predominantly neglected, leading scholars to speculate as to whether these spectacular specimens are European imports, made from European glass but decorated in India, or of entirely Indian manufacture.
